Work

 First time in ages that I have had my camera at work. As I only took my 300 mm lens all the images were taken with that. As always when I show insects if I have any identification wrong, please don’t hesitate to correct me.

Ruby-tailed Cuckoo Wasp.

I didn’t see its legs but I think this could be a Pill Millipede.

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Helophilus hybridus Hoverfly.

Zebra Spider.

A second Zebra Spider.

Grasshopper.

A second Grasshopper.

Willow Flea Beetle.

Pea Leaf Weevil?

Common Red Ant.

Another Common Red Ant.

Tortricidae Sp. of Moth.

Green Lacewing.

The Dagger or Dance Fly.

The Forest of Dean part five

 Some more images from our holiday.

I think I said in an earlier Blog that we saw loads of these Dor Beetles both alive and dead.

Harlequin Ladybird.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Marmalade Hoverfly.

Zebra Spider.

Dark Bush-cricket.

Garden Bumblebee.

Moth Sp. pupa?

Female Mandarin with chicks.

One of the chicks trying to catch a fly.

The rest of the images, including this Buzzard being mobbed, were taken from the patio of the cottage.

Kestrel.

A short sequence of a Swallow hawking for flies.

Cinnabar Moth.

German Wasp.

Holidays day two part one

 We spent part of the day back at Otmoor as the weather was bright and sunny perfect for loads of Dragonfly or so I thought while we did see some there were more Damselflies of which I took far too many images. Other insects were also photogenic. The banks of the River Thames, later in the day, proved fruitful for only one species of Damselfly the Banded Demoiselle. A canny day out.

I thought at first these next few images were of Common Darters however I now think they are Ruddy Darters but I’m happy to be proved wrong.

Male Banded Demoiselle.

Female Banded Demoiselle.

Male Azure Damselfly having its bait.

Female Azure Damselfly.

A mating pair.

Another mating pair.

 Blue-tailed Damselfly.

Rufescens-obsoleta female Blue-tailed Damselfly.

Infuscans female Blue-tailed Damselfly.

Violacea female Blue-tailed Damselfly.

A mating pair.

Common Blue Damselfly.

Dock Bug.

Bee.

Zebra Spider.

Harlequin Ladybird.

Harlequin giving a fly a lift.

Caterpillar of the Lackey Moth.

Caterpillar of the Box Tree Moth with a Spider.

Small Heath Butterfly.

Small Copper Butterfly.

Are these Ants protecting or predating these what look-like eggs or mites?

Common Malachite Beetle.

Tree Bumblebee.

Could this be a Blue Shieldbug on the ground.